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只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯

For pronunciation and definitions of只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯– see 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 (“a tyrant boss or leader can do whatever he likes, but the common people are not allowed the slightest bit of freedom”).
(This term, 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯, is the simplified form of 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈.)